Weather stripping for doors



WEATHER STHIPPING FOR DOORS.

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Patented fiele. 2'?, 1923.

UNHTFL@ STATES' FRANK JAMES KENNARD, OF EGGS, OKLAHOMA.

WEATHER STRPPING FOR DOORS.

Application led July 13,

T all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK JAMES KEN- NARD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Beggs, in the county of Okmulgee and State ofOklahoma, have invented certain new and useful In'iprovements in TeatherStripping for Doors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a thresh-hold for doors.

The object of the invention is to provide means whereby a thresh-holdmay be carried by the door with which the same is associated andautomatically raised and lowered with the opening and closing of thedoor respectively.

It is also an object of the invention that the means for raising andlowering the thresh-hold will operate in a positive and certain mannerand will not be subject to getting out of order.

Other objects will hereinafter appear in the detailed description tofollow.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating theapplication of the invention to a door and showing the door when in itsopen position,

Figures 2 and 3 are vertical sectional views of a portion of the lowerend of the door to which my invention has been applied and illustratesthe thresh-hold when in its raised and lowered position, respectively,

Figure 4 is a transverse section of the threslrhold and shows theoperating shaft therefor,

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the thresh-hold and itsassociated supports and operative means.

Referring to the drawings more particulai-ly, 1.0 indicates generally adoor which is suitably hinged to a casing 11 the lowermost hinge beingshown at 12.

In carrying out the present invention the lower edge of the door isprovided with a channel shaped recess 13 which extends the entire lengthof said edge and the bottom being inclined toward the inner side of thedoor as shown. The outer end of the recess` 13 is partly closed by thelower end of a plate member 14, said plate member being provided withsuitable screw openings 15 1921.V Serial NO. 484,482.

through which screws may be extended for securing the same to the outeredge of the door.' In the present instance the hinge 12 is positionedadjacent the lower edge of the door, as shown and between the leaf 111of the hinge and the plate 14 there is journaled a shaft 16, and uponsaid shaft there is positioned a split sleeve 17 which extendssubstantially the'entire lengthof the shaft the divided longitudinaledges of said sleeve each terminating in an extension plate 18. Betweenthe extension plates 18 there is secured a strip of sheeting 19preferably of rubber by the means of rivets as shown. A central portionof the sleeve 17 is removed and at this point a coil spring 22 encirclesthe shaft 16. One end of the coil spring is disposed beneath thelowermost extension plate 18 as at 23, Figure 5, while the other end 24ofthe coilr spring is extended into .the base portion of the door 10 andheld"L against removal.

The leaf 14C of the hinge 12 is provided with a recess 26 which istriangular in shape and its lower portion is in register with thechannel recess 13 in the lower edge of the door 10. The other leaf 27 ofthe hinge 12 has struck outwardly therefrom a tang 2S which is likewisetriangular in sha-pe and adapted to enter t-he recess 26 upon theclosing of the door 10.

The operation of the present device is as follows: Upon the door beingclosed as shown in Figure 1 the slee-ve 17 together with the strip 19carried thereby are positioned as shown in Figure 2. The sleeve 17 isheld in this position lby the tang 28 engaging upon the associated endof an extension plates 18, and as seen in l `igure 2 the extensionplates 1S and rubber strip 19 form a complete closure between the spaceof the lower edge of the door and the floor with which the door isassociated. Now upon opening the door the tang 28 will be graduallywithdrawn from the recess 26 and likewise from upon the uppermostextension plate 18 of the sleeve 17, and the shaft 16 will be permittedto rotate in an upward direction urged by the spring 22 and theextension plates 18 of the sleeve 17 together with the rubber sheeting19 will be brouglit to the position as shown in Figure 3, where the samewill be held by the spring When the door is again closed the tang 2Swill enter the recess 26 and engage the top end surface ot the uppermostextension plate 18 and f igain move the rubber sheeting 19 to theposition as shown in Figure Q.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred form oi my invention itis to be understood that I am aware of the fact that the construction,combination and arrange ment ot parts may be changed by 'those skilledin the art without departing' from the spirit of my invention, asindicated by the appended claims.

I claim: 1 A l. ncombination, a door frame, a door hinged thereto Abyleaf hinges, one of said hinges being adjacent the lower edge of; thedoor, a shaft journaled upon the lower edge ol" the door longitudinallythereof, a radial extension carried by the shaft to serve as a weatherstrip for said door, means for normally and ryieldably holfjling theradial yextension in `raised position, and meansy earried by the doorhinge last mentionedadapted to engage upon said radial extension forinovingthe same to its lowered position when said door' is brought toits closed position. l

2. In combination, a door frame, a door hinged thereto by leaf hinges,one bfsaid hinges being adjacent the lower edge of the door, a. plateysecured upon the edge of the door opposite to that eng-aged by theleal'I of the hinge last mentioned, a rod journaled between said plateand the lea-f of the said leaf hinge which is secured to the door, aradial extension carried by said rod adapted to serve as a weather stripfor the lower edge of the. door, means for yieldably holding the radialextension in its raised position, and means carried `by the other lealiof the door hinge last mentioned adapted to engage upon the radialextension and move the same to its lowered position upon the closing ofthe door..

3. In combination, a door frame, a door hinged thereto by leahinges, oneof Said hinges `being adjacent the lower edge ol the door, a platesecured upon the edge ot the door opposite to thatengaged by the leaf'hinge last mentioned, a rod 'journaled between said plate and the leafof the said leafli hinge which is secured to the door` a radialextension Carried by said rodadapted toserve as a weather strip for thelowery edge of the door, means foryieldably holding the radial extensionin its raised positien, anda tang extending from the other leal ot thedoor hinge last mentioned adaptA ed to e gage upon the radial extensionand more the same to lits lowered position upon the closing of thedoon Yi FRANKJAMES Kaliman

